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ttJAYSIDE (iRYSTALS 



BY 

H. M. POOLE. 



As crystal rills flow fro??i the hills 
IVheii fields and woods are gay ; 

So crystal beams of joyance, slrea?n 
If on our coimnon way. 



HARD & PARSONS: 
N.EV7 YORK. 



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Copyright 1886, 

BY 

Hard & Parsons. 



LIFE CRYSTALS. 



^[)e world Is full of crystals. ^wift or slow 
0r dark or brlal^t tijeir varying formation ; 

Prom calm, pure [jeicibts of pure, untrodden snow, 
^o fire-wroual)t deptljs of earliest creation. 

0nd life Is full of crystals; forming still 

^n myriad shaped results from pood and, seeming 



Y es ! forming everwhere ; in busiest st 



reef, 



Qn noisiest t^pon^ ; Q\)\ l;ow It would astound us, 
^\)e strange soul cl^emlstry of some we meet 

Sn sll^bt and passing talf^ I For all around us, 
Deep, inner silence broods o er oems to be, 

^!?e on^eis only can be!?oid Its voiceless mystery. 



Frances Ridley Havergal. 



THE sours DESTINY. 



Op o er tpe sljinlna ways of lln|jt 

^bat flasl} across tl^e starry skies, 
up to creation s loftiest beial^t 

^be patbway of tbe solrlt lies. 
vVbere countless constellations aieam, 

(^^ne soul tnunnDbant sbali ^ ascend, 
^b^l' annf^ of Qife s eternal stream 

Wncl witb new forms of beinci, blend. 



ilo boundless solitude of space 

^>\)q\\ fill man s conscious soul witb awe, 
But everyvvbere l;ls eye s^all trace 

@be beauty of eternal law. 
^weet music |rom celestial isles 

^>\)q\\ float across t[)e a^ure seas, 
KJnr] flowers, wl^ere endless summer smiles, 

^ball waft t^elr perfume on tl^e bree|e. 



Ko empty void, no rayless n'ar)1\ 

Ko wintry waves by tempests tossed, 
Ko treasures ravlsi;)ed from ti^e sia^t, 

Vbo b!i^[)ted Ijopes, no blessina lost. 
Dut all tbot was or yet sl^all be, 

(^4;rouaf; endless transformations led 
^Ijall bnow, tijrouar; Llife s sublime decree, 

W resurrection from tl;e dead. 



LiZZIS DOTEN. 



BEA UTY, 



(^\)e frailest leaf, ti^e mossy borl?, 

(^\)e acorn s cup, tl^e rainbow s arc, 
(^be swinainn spicier s silver line, 

^\)e ruby of \\)e drop of wine, 
^\)Q s[)minp pebble of tlje pond,. 

Deauty inscribes as wltf? a bond, 
\N\)\o\), in its momentary play, 

Would banf^rupt Rature to repay. 

R. W. Emekson. 



PEARLS AND DIAMONDS, 



Kot material jewels rare 

Will my sona tbein praises sina, — 
Wondrous tl^oual? tl;ey be and fair, 

^ou^pt by beauties w[;o would wear, 
rriceiess are tl;ose of cur bin9; 

i\arer, purer, choicer far, 
brems my song v/ill sln^ of, are. 



.j^now you now tl}e ^ems a mean? 

^een and unseen jewels bripbt; 
You've bebeld tijem oft, ^ ween, 

^n \\)e aristenin^, pearly sl^een ; 
Pendant e'en at morn on nipl^t, 

From eacb beauteous s^rub and tree, 
Yieldlna worsbtp silently. 



0nd ti^e unseen aems, you r?now, 
Wre +bs c)nes of priceless worti? ; 

bet us wear tf^enn well below, 

Wear tl^em wl^en or wpere we ao; 

Spirit ornaments on eartp 
Fit \\)e wearer for above, 

@bere to l?ave a crown of love. 



Hazel Wilde. 



MY OWN. 



^omewl^ere on Qartlj, 
Larbed, sealed, mine from Its \)0\x? of bintj;, 
^[)epe lies a sl^lnina stone, 



f)y own. 
rerbcrps it Is still In ti;)e quarry s l^old, 

yf} ! r me tree, wave in winter s cold 
^wlfter above It ; in tl^e summer s [)eat 

Drop spices on It tiller? and sweet. 



Helen- Jackson. (H. H.) 



SIMPLE FAITH. 



)r)ere are some rjearts iii?e wells, areen-mossed and deep 







s ever summer saw ; 



0nd 



iter IS 



coot ir^eir waTer is — yea, cool and sweet; 

Dut you must come to draw. 
<^'l;ey [^oard not, yet tf^ey rest In calm content, 

Wnd not unsoua!;t will aive ; 
^pey can be quiet witf} tl;eir wealtl^ unspent, 

^o self-contained tl^ev live. 



Oinc! tpere are some \\\^e sprlnas, burst 

(^o follow dusty ways, 
clnc! run mil) offered cup to cjuencr; \)'\s t[)irst 

■ v\/[)epe tl;)e tired traveier strays; 
^)i;at newer ask tl^e meadows If ll;ey want 

w1;at IS tbeir joy to alve; 
clnosl^^ed, tl^elr lives to otl^er life tljey grant, 
^ ^o self-bestowed ti^ey live. 



Caroline Siencer. 



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